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ANIMALIA

ANIMALIA

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ANIMALIA

  • Directed by Sofia Alaoui
  • Starring Oumaïma Barid, Mehdi Dehbi, Fouad Oughaou
  • Presented with the 67th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express
  • 2023 | 91mins | France-Morocco-Qatar | (15)

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Sofia Alaoui’s quietly powerful feature debut, featuring a breakout central performance by Oumaïma Barid, takes aim at Morocco’s wealthy elite.


Itto has married upwards, but her background is something her mother-in-law won’t let her forget. With the increasing presence of a strange and unexplained phenomenon, Itto’s family have taken themselves off to a guarded retreat, leaving her alone at home. When she tries to join them, things don’t go as planned and as a storm approaches, Itto finds herself increasingly alone. Alaoui makes the most of a pandemic-era psyche to create a striking yet subtle critique of privilege.


French & Arabic Language with English Subtitles


Content Warning: Contains distressing scenes and animal cruelty